Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last journey: Thousands bid farewell to former PM; see pics

Thousands of people on Friday joined the funeral procession of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking behind the cortege. Several other ministers and party leaders also walked sombrely behind the cortege as it made its way to the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal. Vajpayee, 93, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here last evening after a prolonged illness.

Mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee being taken from his Krishna Menon Marg residence to BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg for the last rites, in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI Photo)

A sea of people today joined the funeral procession, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking behind the gun carriage carrying the mortal remains. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders participate in the last journey of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his mortal remains are taken for cremation to Smriti Sthal in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah walk along the mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI Photo)

During the procession, people chanted slogans like "Atal Bihari Amar Rahe" as Vajpayee's cortege made its way from the BJP headquarters to the cremation ground. (PTI Photo)

The crowd was so massive that the people spilled over barricades and jostled to get a glimpse of the former prime minister.(PTI Photo)

BJP chief Amit Shah, several union ministers and chief ministers of several states including Vijay Rupani, Shivraj Chouhan, Yogi Adityanath and Devendra Fadnavis were among those who walked sombrely behind the carriage as it slowly made its way to the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for the last rites. (PTI Photo)